The Duke of York, who can no longer be known as His Royal Highness in any official capacity , is expected to write to his former regiments to express his remorse at having to leave.
The Prince of Wales refused to speak about the crisis engulfing the Windsors caused by the Duke of York s friendship with paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein.
Darryl Smalley, a senior member of City of York Council, has begun a campaign to strip Prince Andrew of his title after the Queen stripped him of his honorary military roles and he gave up his HRH style.
King Edward VIII opted to abdicate in 1936 after less than a year on the throne so he could make American divorcee Wallis Simpson his wife. Above: The King delivering his abdication speech.